ти

See also: -ти, тј., and Appendix:Variations of "ti"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ti]
Audio: (file)

Pronoun

ти • (ti) (personal, possessive)

You, thou; the second-person singular pronoun in the nominative case, used as the subject of a verb.
Ти си по-нисък от мен.
Ti si po-nisǎk ot men.
You are shorter than me.

Ти не говориш английски.
Ti ne govoriš anglijski.
You don't speak English.
Short form of the second-person singular pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to you, for you, you.
Ще ти дам книгата.
Šte ti dam knigata.
I'll give you the book.

Мислех, че ти е казала.
Misleh, če ti e kazala.
I thought she told you.

Студено ли ти е?
Studeno li ti e?
Are you cold?
Short form of the second-person singular possessive pronoun; your.
Това ли е къщата ти?
Tova li e kǎštata ti?
Is that your house?

Харесвам новата ти кола.
Haresvam novata ti kola.
I like your new car.

Usage notes

The personal pronoun ти (ti) is comparable to French tu, German du, and is used only with family and intimate friends. For most occasions, the formal Вие (Vie) should be used instead.

Related terms

Bulgarian personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)		Dative (indirect complement)		Prepositional
Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Full	Short	Full	Short	Prepositional
Singular	First	—	аз (az)	мен (men) ме́не (méne)	ме (me)	ме́не (méne)	ми (mi)	мен (men) ме́не (méne)
	Second	Informal	ти (ti)	теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)	те (te)	те́бе (tébe)	ти (ti)	теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)
	Second	Formal	Ви́е (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	Masculine	той (toj)	не́го (négo)	го (go)	не́му (nému)	му (mu)	не́го (négo)
		Feminine	тя (tja)	не́я (néja)	я (ja)	ней (nej)	ѝ (ì)	не́я (néja)
		Neuter	то (to)	не́го (négo)	го (go)	не́му (nému)	му (mu)	не́го (négo)
Plural	First	—	ни́е (níe) ний (nij)	нас (nas)	ни (ni)	нам (nam)	ни (ni)	нас (nas)
	Second	Informal	ви́е (víe) вий (vij)	вас (vas)	ви (vi)	вам (vam)	ви (vi)	вас (vas)
	Second	Formal	Ви́е (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	—	те (te)	тях (tjah)	ги (gi)	тям (tjam)	им (im)	тях (tjah)

Bulgarian possessive pronouns

Possessor			Possessee
Number	Person		Masculine			Feminine		Neuter		Plural		Short form
Number	Person		indefinite	definite subject form	definite object form	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite	Short form
Singular	First		мой (moj)	мо́ят (mójat)	мо́я (mója)	мо́я (mója)	мо́ята (mójata) мо́йта (mójta)	мо́е (móe)	мо́ето (móeto) мо́йто (mójto)	мо́и (mói)	мо́ите (móite) мо́йте (mójte)	ми (mi)
	Second	Informal	твой (tvoj)	тво́ят (tvójat)	тво́я (tvója)	тво́я (tvója)	тво́ята (tvójata) тво́йта (tvójta)	тво́е (tvóe)	тво́ето (tvóeto) тво́йто (tvójto)	тво́и (tvói)	тво́ите (tvóite) тво́йте (tvójte)	ти (ti)
	Second	Formal	Ваш (Vaš)	Ва́шият (Vášijat)	Ва́шия (Vášija)	Ва́ша (Váša)	Ва́шата (Vášata) Ва́шта (Vášta)	Ва́ше (Váše)	Ва́шето (Vášeto) Ва́што (Vášto)	Ва́ши (Váši)	Ва́шите (Vášite) Ва́ште (Vášte)	Ви (Vi)
	Third	Masculine	не́гов (négov)	не́говият (négovijat)	не́говия (négovija)	не́гова (négova)	не́говата (négovata)	не́гово (négovo)	не́говото (négovoto)	не́гови (négovi)	не́говите (négovite)	му (mu)
		Feminine	не́ин (néin)	не́йният (néjnijat)	не́йния (néjnija)	не́йна (néjna)	не́йната (néjnata)	не́йно (néjno)	не́йното (néjnoto)	не́йни (néjni)	не́йните (néjnite)	ѝ (ì)
		Neuter	не́гов (négov)	не́говият (négovijat)	не́говия (négovija)	не́гова (négova)	не́говата (négovata)	не́гово (négovo)	не́говото (négovoto)	не́гови (négovi)	не́говите (négovite)	му (mu)
Plural	First		наш (naš)	на́шият (nášijat)	на́шия (nášija)	на́ша (náša)	на́шата (nášata) на́шта (nášta)	на́ше (náše)	на́шето (nášeto) на́што (nášto)	на́ши (náši)	на́шите (nášite) на́ште (nášte)	ни (ni)
	Second	Informal	ваш (vaš)	ва́шият (vášijat)	ва́шия (vášija)	ва́ша (váša)	ва́шата (vášata) ва́шта (vášta)	ва́ше (váše)	ва́шето (vášeto) ва́што (vášto)	ва́ши (váši)	ва́шите (vášite) ва́ште (vášte)	ви (vi)
	Second	Formal	Ваш (Vaš)	Ва́шият (Vášijat)	Ва́шия (Vášija)	Ва́ша (Váša)	Ва́шата (Vášata) Ва́шта (Vášta)	Ва́ше (Váše)	Ва́шето (Vášeto) Ва́што (Vášto)	Ва́ши (Váši)	Ва́шите (Vášite) Ва́ште (Vášte)	Ви (Vi)
	Third		те́хен (téhen)	те́хният (téhnijat)	те́хния (téhnija)	тя́хна (tjáhna)	тя́хната (tjáhnata)	тя́хно (tjáhno)	тя́хното (tjáhnoto)	те́хни (téhni)	те́хните (téhnite)	им (im)
Reflexive			свой (svoj)	сво́ят (svójat)	сво́я (svója)	сво́я (svója)	сво́ята (svójata) сво́йта (svójta)	сво́е (svóe)	сво́ето (svóeto) сво́йто (svójto)	сво́и (svói)	сво́ите (svóite) сво́йте (svójte)	си (si)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ti]
Audio: (file)

Pronoun

ти • (ti)

(informal singular) you
Ти ми рече дека се најдобрите ученици во класот.
Ti mi reče deka se najdobrite učenici vo klasot.
You told me that they're the best students in the class.

Usage notes

The personal pronoun ти (ti) is comparable to the Italian tu or the German du and is used only with family, closer friends, and younger people (especially ones of a lower status). On other occasions, the formal Вие (Vie) should be used instead instead.

Declension

Declension of ти

singular
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	reflexive
subject	јас	ти	тој, таа, тоа	—
direct object (long)	мене	тебе	него, неа, него	себе
direct object (short)	ме	те	го, ја, го	се
indirect object (long)	мене	тебе	нему, нејзе, нему	себе
indirect object (short)	ми	ти	му, ѝ, му	си
possessive	мој	твој	негов, нејзин, негов	свој
plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	reflexive
subject	ние	вие	тие	—
direct object (long)	нас	вас	нив	себе
direct object (short)	нѐ	ве	ги	се
indirect object (long)	нам	вам	ним	себе
indirect object (short)	ни	ви	им	си
possessive	наш	ваш	нивен	свој

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak ty, from Proto-Slavic *ty.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈti]
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: ти

Pronoun

ти (ti)

you, thou (second-person singular pronoun)

Declension

Declension of Pannonian Rusyn personal pronouns

	singular					plural			reflexive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person			1st person	2nd person	3rd person
	1st person	2nd person	m	n	f	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
nominative	я (ja)	ти (ti)	вон (von)	воно (vono)	вона (vona)	ми (mi)	ви (vi)	вони (voni)
genitive	мнє, ме ¹ ‎(mnje, me)	тебе, це ¹ ‎(tebe, ce)	його ¹, нього ², ньго ², го ¹ (joho, nʹoho, nʹho, ho)		єй ¹, нєй  ² ‎(jej, njej)	нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	їх ¹, нїх ², их ³ (jix, njix, ix)	себе (sebe)
dative	мнє, ми (mnje, mi)	тебе, ци ‎(tebe, ci)	йому ⁴, ньому ², му ‎(jomu, nʹomu, mu)		єй, нєй ² ‎(jej, njej)	нам ‎(nam)	вам (vam)	їм ⁴, нїм ², им ³ (jim, njim, im)	себе (sebe)
accusative	мнє, ме ‎(mnje, me)	тебе, це ‎(tebe, ce)	його ⁴, нього ², ньго ², го (joho, nʹoho, nʹho, ho)		ю, ню ² ‎(ju, nju)	нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	їх ⁴, нїх ², их ³ (jix, njix, ix)	себе (sebe)
instrumental ⁵	мну (mnu)	тобу ‎(tobu)	нїм (njim)		ню ‎(nju)	нами (nami)	вами ‎(vami)	нїма (njima)	собу ‎(sobu)
locative ⁵	мнє ‎(mnje)	тебе, це ‎(tebe, ce)	нїм / ньому (njim / n'omu)		нєй (njej)	нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	нїх (njix)	себе (sebe)
Used with reflexive verbs. The alternative forms with an initial н- (n-) in the third person are used after a preposition. The plural forms with an initial и- (i-) are unstressed. The forms with an initial й- (j-) or ї- (ji-) in the third person non-feminine dative/accusative cases are used at the beginning of the sentence and when they are stressed. The instrumental and locative cases are never used without a preposition.

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tʲi]

Noun

ти • (ti) n inan (indeclinable)

T, t (Latin letter)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tîː/

Pronoun

ти̑ (Latin spelling tȋ)

you sg

Declension

Declension of ти

	singular	plural
nominative	ти̑	ви̑
genitive	те̏бе, те	ва̑с, вас
dative	те̏би, ти	ва̏ма, вам
accusative	те̏бе, те	ва̑с, вас
vocative	ти	ви̑
locative	те̏би	ва̏ма
instrumental	то̏бо̄м	ва̏ма

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tɪ]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɪ
Hyphenation: ти

Pronoun

ти • (ty)

you (singular); thou

Declension

Declension of Ukrainian personal pronouns

	singular					plural			reflexive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person			1st person	2nd person	3rd person
	1st person	2nd person	m	n	f	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
nominative	я (ja)	ти (ty)	він (vin)	воно́ (vonó)	вона́ (voná)	ми (my)	ви (vy)	вони́ (voný)
genitive	мене́, ме́не* ‎(mené, méne*)	тебе́, те́бе* ‎(tebé, tébe*)	його́, ньо́го* (johó, nʹóho*)		її́, не́ї* ‎(jijí, néji*)	нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	їх, них* (jix, nyx*)	себе́, се́бе* (sebé, sébe*)
dative	мені́ (mení)	тобі́ ‎(tobí)	йому́ ‎(jomú)		їй ‎(jij)	нам ‎(nam)	вам (vam)	їм (jim)	собі́ ‎(sobí)
accusative	мене́, ме́не* (mené, méne*)	тебе́, те́бе* (tebé, tébe*)	його́, ньо́го* ‎(johó, nʹóho*)		її́, не́ї* ‎(jijí, néji*)	нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	їх, них* ‎(jix, nyx*)	себе́, се́бе* ‎(sebé, sébe*)
instrumental	мно́ю (mnóju)	тобо́ю ‎(tobóju)	ним (nym)		не́ю ‎(néju)	на́ми (námy)	ва́ми ‎(vámy)	ни́ми (nýmy)	собо́ю ‎(sobóju)
locative	мені́ ‎(mení)	тобі́ ‎(tobí)	ньо́му, нім (nʹómu, nim)		ній (nij)	нас ‎(nas)	вас (vas)	них (nyx)	собі́ ‎(sobí)
* The alternative forms with stress retraction and with an initial н- (n-) in the third person are used after a preposition.

References

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

Bulgarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Usage notes

Related terms

Macedonian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Usage notes

Declension

See also

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Declension

Further reading

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Declension

References